Remarkably, the space between in the first official coproduction between italy and australia since the two countries signed a treaty in 1996. Reviews back in the 90s, australia and italy entered into a film production treaty designed to inspire and facilitate cinematic collaborations between the two countries. The space between is a gentlypaced adult drama that feels more european in many respects than australian. Borgobellos film tells the tale of love and loss, taking place admits the breathtaking views of the friulian region. Reviews the space between australias premier online.
The space between, brisbane concrete playground brisbane. The film was shot by dop chris martin and edited by anthony bueno. Con flavio parenti, elettra mallaby, alberto torquati, antonietta bello, maeve dermody, fulvio falzarano, lino guanciale. The dialogue doesnt do her or the film any favours. Its the directors debut feature and the first film to be made as an official italianaustralian co. Moodily perceptive, emotionally honest, and crucially modest yet involving. Feature film commercial fashion makeup theatre private weddings. Even when offered a job at a restaurant in melbourne, he declines using his father as the excuse. Even when offered a job at a restaurant in melbourne, he. The space between lavazza italian film festival 2016. Australian helmer ruth borgobellos debut feature is heavily autobiographical, riffing on the filmmakers own story of meeting her husband davide.
The space between by ruth borgobello, 2016, 100 marco flavio parenti is a 35 yearold exchef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to udine in northern italy to nurse his ailing father. The film marks history as the first official feature film coproduction between italy and. Borgobello, not unlike her lead character, can be aloof with emotional details. Flavio parenti as marco and maeve dermody as olivia in the space between, ruth borgobellos feature film debut. The space between director ruth borgobello makes a meal of. The film s lyrical style certainly suits its modest story, yet behind the camera writerdirector ruth borgobello pursed an historic ambition to make the space between the first coproduction. The space between 2017 films released 2000 2019 films. Marco flavio parenti is a 35 yearold exchef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to udine in northern italy to nurse his ailing father. Her 2016 film the space between, starring flavio parenti and maeve dermody, was selected as the australian entry for the best foreign language film at the 90th academy awards selected filmography. Olivia reignites in marco a desire to change his own life and once again pursue his passions, helping him navigate the space between. Ozitalian the space between deals with grief, falling. Ruth borgobello s the space between has been selected by a special screen australia commission to be australias official entrant into the best foreign language film category at the 2018 academy awards.
Ruth borgobello and maeve dermody will be attending selected sessions around the country. Australias submission for best foreignlanguage film at next years oscars, the space between is a leisurely paced romance about an italian man who meets a young australian woman holidaying in his. The coproduction treaty between australia and italy entered into force 20 years ago. However, somewhat remarkably, writerdirector ruth borgobello s debut feature the space between which had its world premiere at the lavazza italian film festival last week is the first official film to result from it the space between is a crosscultural romance set in friuli venezia giulia, a. The space between october 5, 2016 by doosie morris italian film festival aus.
The space between interview with writerdirector ruth. The space between 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ruth borgobello is an australianitalian film director and screenwriter. Uncomfortable being comfortable, she has left her own hometown to rediscover her roots and transform her life. Borgobello s film tells the tale of love and loss, taking. The space between is the feature length debut from director ruth borgobello and the first to come out of the italianaustralian coproduction treaty signed way back in the 90s. The space between di ruth borgobello italia, australia. The space between 2016 directed by ruth borgobello. Her 2016 film the space between, starring flavio parenti and maeve dermody, was.
The film stars vivien reid, tim barrow, and david whitney. Her debut feature film the space between 2017, starring flavio parenti and maeve dermody, was the first ever official coproduction between italy and australia and was selected as the australian entry for the best foreign language film at the 90th academy awards. Amy jo johnsons debut feature film is a heartfelt comedy about a proud new father who learns that his wife took his infertility into her own hands with a 19year old university student and sets out on a journey to find the biological babydaddy. Her 2016 film the space between was selected as the australian entry for the best foreign language film at the 90th academy awards and was presented at the palm springs ff 2018. The space between palm springs international film festival. The space between film first feature by ruth borgobello.
If youre firsttime australian filmmaker ruth borgobello, you dont just enjoy your good fortune you make a movie out of it. The space between australian and italian cinema filmink. It was selected as the australian entry for the best foreign language. With flavio parenti, maeve dermody, elettra dallimore mallaby, lino guanciale. Writerdirector ruth borgobello talks to sbs about the challenges of directing italianaustralian debut the space between, premiering at the italian film festival.
It was selected as the australian entry for the best foreign language film at the 90th academy awards, but it was not nominated. The space between had its us premiere at the palm springs international film festival as part of the awards buzz section and has screened at numerous. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. Borgobellos debut is an australian italian joint production and not bad for a saturday afternoon flick and a mini trip to. The space between, starring flavio parenti, lino guanciale and maeve dermody, and directed by italianaustralian filmmaker ruth borgobello and written by borgobello and mario mucciarelli, is an emotional tale of love and loss set in the evocative region of friuli venezia giulia in north east italy. Ruth borgobello is an italianaustralian director, originally from the friulian region in northern italy. The space between feature film directed by ruth borgobello produced by ideacinema, mondo studio.
The first ever italianaustralian coproduction, the space between proves every bit as personal and picturesque as turning your overseas love story into a motion picture should. The space between is a feature film written and directed by travis fine that premiered at the 2010 tribeca film festival. Ruth borgobello s the space between is a film about first meetings and last chances. Ruth borgobello is an australianitalian filmtv director and screenwriter. The space between is a film directed by ruth borgobello with flavio parenti, patricia mason, lino guanciale, fulvio falzarano, year. The space between, which plays as part of this months touring lavazza film festival, is a romantic drama set in northern italy, about a depressed, bottomedout chef and a melbournian who puts. The film stars gary oldman, asa butterfield, britt robertson, and carla gugino, and follows a teenage boy, born on mars, who travels to earth. The space between 1h 40min drama 2016 australia marco flavio parenti is a 35 yearold exchef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to udine in northern italy to nurse his ailing father. The space between us is a 2017 american romantic science fiction film directed by peter chelsom and written by allan loeb, from a story by stewart schill, richard barton lewis, and loeb. A potent blend of second chances, love and stunning scenery, the film is likely to resonate with the europhiles of australia. Week 38, the space between 2016 directed by ruth borgobello headlining this years italian film festival palace cinemas for another week. Maeve dermody and flavio parenti in ruth borgobello s the space between. The film premiered in italy at the rome film festival and was the headline film of the lavazza italian film festival 2016 australiawide. Set in the picturesque city of udine, falvio parenti plays marco, a factory worker who moonlights as a chef.
The space between feature film directed by ruth borgobello produced by ideacinema, mondo studio films and fantastificio. A bittersweet story of letting go, starting over, and seizing the opportunities that only arise when youre miles out of your comfort zone. The space between ruth borgobellos crossborder relationship drama tells the story of an aussie woman and italian man coming together in the wake of tragedy. This is where she directed and filmed her first feature film, the space between, on the billboard for the 2017 icff. Melbourne director ruth borgobello wanted to make history with her first film the space between in the romantic film the space between, aimless italian chef marco flavio. The first film to come out of the australiaitaly coproduction treaty, the space between is also the feature length directorial debut of ruth borgobello. The space between 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The space between is an edinburgh love story and redemption tale, produced by lyre productions. Con flavio parenti, maeve dermody, lino guanciale, fulvio falzarano, marco leonardi, giancarlo previati, ariella reggio. Did you always want to collaborate with another filmmaker on the script, and what made you want to work with mario. Borgobello, whose father is from gorizia, about 20 kilometres from udine, fell in love with italian cinema while studying film at vca and always felt she might make a movie there.
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